by perfectlittlebites | Sep 4, 2012 | Assorted
Everyone has them. Those foods that you grew up with. Maybe you still eat them today. They take you back to a certain time and place. For me, it’s baked beans. Growing up in Massachusetts they were a staple in our house. I am now one of the few people that...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 27, 2012 | Assorted
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love using culinary byproducts (as any chef should). What can we salvage, use and re-use? My current obsession is the dried, coffee poached bacon bits that I have in my walk-in.This past week, we ran ham with red eye gravy as one of...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 12, 2012 | Assorted
I recently went to the farmer’s market and scored a great deal on some yellow plum seconds. I knew what I wanted to do was make ice cream, so I started looking for a base recipe. Once again, I pulled out Frozen Desserts by Caroline Liddell...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 14, 2012 | Alcohol, Assorted, Cocktail, Ice cream
Tonight’s boozy milkshake 12 oz Good Quality Vanilla Ice Cream (I used Ben & Jerry’s) 2 oz Green Chartreuse 1 T Luxardo Maraschino Liquor 1 oz Freshly Squeeszed Lime Juice 1 oz Country Time Lemonade (on the strong side) Throw in a blender. I...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 9, 2012 | Assorted
It’s my favorite time of year. The time when people want to argue about gazpacho. Having made a fresh batch today, I thought I’d do a second post on the subject. If you missed my original post from last year, here it...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 7, 2012 | Assorted
Last night I went out to dinner with my wife. We went to a pretty popular independent family restaurant in town. While we had a good meal, something bothered me. Why is so little care given to house salads? You cut your steaks in house, using meat from local farms,...
